Chinese adventurer Guo Chuan has completed his trans-Arctic journey aboard trimaran Qingdao China with an international crew. Guo completed the journey in 13 days to set a world record for navigating the Arctic Ocean non-stop on a boat ...
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Peugeot and the ATP announced today a new global partnership, beginning in 2016. The partnership will see PEUGEOT become the Official Car of the ATP World Tour, with a fleet of 500 vehicles worldwide. PEUGEOT will become a Platinum ...
Hydrous fuel ethanol prices in Center-South Brazil surged on Tuesday to be assessed by Platts at Real 1,950/cu m on ex-mill Ribeirao Preto, up 7% from a week ago and a new all-time high. Hydrous fuel ethanol is used in Brazil as a ...
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Crude oil shipments by Kirby's inland barge fleet continued to slide in the third quarter of 2015, as did the price that transporting those volumes can command, executives said during the company's Q3 earnings call Thursday. Kirby moved ...
The 849 MW FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Scriba, New York, will be shut permanently by late 2016 or early 2017, due to "the continued deteriorating economics of the facility," Entergy said Monday in a statement. The unit is licensed to ...
Noble Energy's two long-awaited deepwater Gulf of Mexico fields came on stream ahead of schedule in late October and should reach peak in the next couple of weeks, the company's CEO said Monday. The Dantzler and Big Bend fields, in water ...
Tags: Noble Energy, Crude, sales volumes
Australian flag carrier Qantas has been named the world's safest airline in a report published by AirlineRatings.com on Wednesday. Using a system that takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies and governments, as well as ...
Hundred-meter Long Peony Painting Set New World Record in Luoyang. It took Qiu Shilou about 10 years to finish the Chinese traditional realistic painting Ode to the Peony. This painting has just hit the world record as world's longest ...
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Runners of all abilities are attracted to take part in the Asian Sky Running Championship Race in Hong Kong. This February saw the first ever Asian Sky Running Championship race come to Hong Kong. The competition is one of the most ...
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Over the years, the good folks at JUE festival have been done an impressive job to bring in international talent to Beijing. Travelers looking to catch a bit of “the local scene” need look no further than JUE, a festival that ...
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Nicklin Transit Packaging is investing in personnel and production capacity after a sustained period of record sales and customer growth. Birmingham based Nicklin Transit Packaging, which specialises in corrugated and timber packaging ...
It’s hard to believe, but there are times that as a client you really want to be contacted by a salesperson. In fact, many trade show attendees will often go to a show in hopes of finding relevant products that can make their lives ...
Tags: 7 Steps, Lead management, sales
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, says that the first two blocks of its Luz del Norte ...
On the morning of Sept 8, a student in Anhui province was bicycling outside her college campus when she spotted an old lady down on the ground, screaming. She stopped to help. The "granny", as women in their senior years are often ...
Tags: Samaritan, Target for Extortion, students
In Matt McFetridge's words, his two-and-half year stint in China was the "time of his life". The American student, a native of the Finger Lakes region, New York, became fascinated by the ancient country after meeting his first Chinese ...